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welcome to our first virginia special. president obama and mitt romney made numerous stops all .ver the commonwealth >> the latest public policy poll shows a obama with a 50% lead over romney in virginia. with 3% still undecided, it is grabs.p for with 28 days to go and two more well,ential debates as the candidates are crisscrossing .he country thuman is live in arlington with the latest from the campaign trail. >> it that were giving out passports stems, these guys entire book just for virginia. when it comes to knocking on doors, making phone calls, and bothng voter contacts, well surpassed y did in 2008. >> we will win virginia again. >> thank you, virginia. >> practically virginia point,ce at this obama and mitt romney stops,ing frequent interviews, and always bleeding. find at leastto alwaysson who voted -- pleading. >> the race is narrowing by the day. sizablearch shows the ind for president obama september has vanished. suddenly there is a four point lead for romney. mitt romney is for the first time personalizing
welcome to our first virginia special. president obama and mitt romney made numerous stops all .ver the commonwealth >> the latest public policy poll shows a obama with a 50% lead over romney in virginia. with 3% still undecided, it is grabs.p for with 28 days to go and two more well,ential debates as the candidates are crisscrossing .he country thuman is live in arlington with the latest from the campaign trail. >> it that were giving out passports stems, these guys entire book...
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battlegroundr, virginia. >> here we go. coming up, the key to winning in virginia. my primary reason for voting is health care. >> young voters gave president obama an edge in 2008. they not as enthusiastic obama an edge in 2008. they [ male announcer ] we the people, the middle class, who move our country forward, work hardrd, raise families, and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class, raising taxes on the average family by up to $2,000, while giving a tax break of $250,000 to multimillionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand we can't rebuild amera by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this s advertising. welcome back to battleground virginia. nation'ss ago, the young voters were swept up in a aboutwave of excitement election.ential >> but recent polls have indicated that there has been a enthusiasm cap in that .ge group this time around the discuss the reasons for that. as we know, the excitement voters four years ago had to do with the aboutility the nation was make history
battlegroundr, virginia. >> here we go. coming up, the key to winning in virginia. my primary reason for voting is health care. >> young voters gave president obama an edge in 2008. they not as enthusiastic obama an edge in 2008. they [ male announcer ] we the people, the middle class, who move our country forward, work hardrd, raise families, and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class, raising taxes on the average family by up to $2,000, while...
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brought to you by aarp virginia and the league of women voters of virginia. the people's debate. now tonight's host, bill fitzgerald. >> tonig. >>> welcome to the people's debate. tonight, in the very close race for one of virginia's u.s. senate seats, the candidates will answer the questions about the issues the voters of virginia face. our moderator tonight is the managing principal of decide smart, political analyst for wtvr, and moderator of many debates across virginia, dr. bob holsworth. good evening, bob. >> thanks, bill. let's introduce the candidates vying to be virginia's next u.s. senator. joining us tonight are two former governors of the commonwealth, republican george allen and democrat tim kaine. both men know the stakes are high in this year's election, with key issues like jobs and the economy, the federal debt, and the future of medicare. tonight's debate is being broadcast on television stations throughout virginia and you can join live conversation about the debate on twitter, hashtag, people's debate. here is a look at the guidelines for tonight's debate. can
brought to you by aarp virginia and the league of women voters of virginia. the people's debate. now tonight's host, bill fitzgerald. >> tonig. >>> welcome to the people's debate. tonight, in the very close race for one of virginia's u.s. senate seats, the candidates will answer the questions about the issues the voters of virginia face. our moderator tonight is the managing principal of decide smart, political analyst for wtvr, and moderator of many debates across virginia, dr....
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five months ago, mitt romney was down eight points in virginia. today, almost all the polls have him up one, two or more points. >> both men will tonight be together for an election-year tradition, a charity dinner with a folk -- poke a little fun at themselves. plenty more tv appearances. today, on the jon stewart "daily show" and annthe president and ann romeny on "the >> loudon county is a bellwether county. the highest median income of any in the country nearly $120,000. last august, president obama said "we won last time i 11 county, and if we win again, we win virginia, and if we winvirginia, we win the election." >> i think it is up for grabs. i think the president has a good chance to take this county and this town, but governor romney has been running a fairly strong campaign. >> latin county is the new va with an old virginian name, the namesake of early gladden, who according to historians was a person utterly lacking in initiative ability and intelligence, quite unlike today's up-and-coming citizens. >> my opinion is -- the county is l
five months ago, mitt romney was down eight points in virginia. today, almost all the polls have him up one, two or more points. >> both men will tonight be together for an election-year tradition, a charity dinner with a folk -- poke a little fun at themselves. plenty more tv appearances. today, on the jon stewart "daily show" and annthe president and ann romeny on "the >> loudon county is a bellwether county. the highest median income of any in the country nearly...
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. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia. with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with a top republican woman in congress kathy mcmorris rogers. dman bash and dan balz. i'm candy crawley and this is the state of the union. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. >> up against criticism the president's approach has been too hard on friends and too conciliatory to enemy sfwls the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour. >> tomorrow's debate the last before the election will focus solely on foreign policy. it's certain to include the specific, including the who knew what when questions surrounding the murders of four americans in benghazi to the big picture debate over america's role in the village. joining me to the debate is bill richardson and newt gingrich. i want to get to that. but first i want to get just your remembrances of senator george mcgovern who died
. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia. with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with a top republican woman in congress kathy mcmorris rogers. dman bash and dan balz. i'm candy crawley and this is the state of the union. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. >> up against criticism the...
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. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis, and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with the top republican woman in congress cathy mcmoore-rogers, democratic congresswoman and dana baish and dan bal sfwl from "the washington post. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> in an election about the economy, the debate over international affairs has been minimal. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat, and osama bin laden is dead. >> up against criticism that the president's approach has been too hard on friends and too consillatory to enemies. >> the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour. >> tomorrow night's debate, the last before the election, will focus solely on foreign policy. it is certain to include the specifics, including the who knew what when surrounding the murders of four americans in benghazi, over the debate over the mesh's role in the global village. former u.s. ambassador bil
. >> hello, virginia. >> what a great virginia welcome. >> then battleground virginia with the state's democratic senator mark warner and former congressman republican tom davis, and courtship of the american woman. gender politics with the top republican woman in congress cathy mcmoore-rogers, democratic congresswoman and dana baish and dan bal sfwl from "the washington post. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> in an election about...
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virginia is a state that's influx. the political history does not tell you much about what's going to happen next in virginia because what just happened in virginia in the last election was totally unprecedented in modern history. virginia is in new territory. and then what happened after that, was still further new tertorian. still more change. it makes the change more unknowable right now. in 2009 the year after it went blue, the state decided to elect this guy, republican governor bob mcdonnell. a fairly radical conservative guy who went to pat robertson's university saying that the government should use public policy to punish cohabitaters, homosexuals, and foreign cay tors, oh my. he pulled it into republican territory with him. early this year that republican legislature came up with a fertilized egg as person bill. a bill that would ban all abortion and hormonal contraception and invee tro fertilization. the day the bill was passed through a committee, this is what the lobby of the hearing room looked like. the
virginia is a state that's influx. the political history does not tell you much about what's going to happen next in virginia because what just happened in virginia in the last election was totally unprecedented in modern history. virginia is in new territory. and then what happened after that, was still further new tertorian. still more change. it makes the change more unknowable right now. in 2009 the year after it went blue, the state decided to elect this guy, republican governor bob...
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most of the outages are in virginia. dominion virginia power reporting more than 20,000 customers in our area in the dark. it hopes to have power restored to all of its customers by tomorrow night. novec has 3,200 customers with no electricity. and bge has to restore power to more than 24,000 homes and businesses in our area, most of them in anne arundel county. >> let's get a check of the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein joins us, saying there is rain in the area right now. >>> the good news, for all those working out to get us back to a sense of normalcy, to restore power and the cleanup. storm team 4 radar showing a few snow showers in the mountains. we do have a few sprinkles most of northern virginia and the potomac, parts of montgomery county, getting ai few sprinkles there. this little batch heading to the north and east. that's going to be the end of it forred today. t the rivers running very high. coastal flood warnings in the potomac and the bay. during areas of high tide, might be two, three feet above aver
most of the outages are in virginia. dominion virginia power reporting more than 20,000 customers in our area in the dark. it hopes to have power restored to all of its customers by tomorrow night. novec has 3,200 customers with no electricity. and bge has to restore power to more than 24,000 homes and businesses in our area, most of them in anne arundel county. >> let's get a check of the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein joins us, saying there is rain in the area right now....
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dominion virginia is working to restore electricity to more than 20,000 customers in northern virginia. novec has more than 3,300 homes and businesses in the dark. 1,500 pepco customers have no electricity. and more than 24,000 local bge homes and businesses are without power, most of them in anne arundel county. >>> a lot of you heading back to work and school today. the federal government and local jurisdictions will be open this morning as well as most schools in our area. however, in virginia manassas park schools are closed and two-hour delays in fauquier, frederick, and shenandoah counties. buses will use snow emergency routes in shenandoah. loudoun county has a one-hour delay. frederick county schools in maryland are on a two-hour delay. and in west virginia, pendleton county schools are closed, and berkeley, hampshire, and jefferson county schools are on a two-hour delays. several schools in virginia county and maryland as well as in the district that still don't have power. we expect an announcement from most of those school systems within the hour about whether the schools wi
dominion virginia is working to restore electricity to more than 20,000 customers in northern virginia. novec has more than 3,300 homes and businesses in the dark. 1,500 pepco customers have no electricity. and more than 24,000 local bge homes and businesses are without power, most of them in anne arundel county. >>> a lot of you heading back to work and school today. the federal government and local jurisdictions will be open this morning as well as most schools in our area. however,...
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i'm talking about all the way through for west virginia. 88 in the back field is clay. goes right through and gives buie all the space he needs and more to put west virginia firmly in control of this contest. and we have seen career performances from a number of players tonight. andrew buie headlines it, i think, for west virginia. >> gus: andrew buie. 31 carries, 207 yards rushing, two touchdowns, now averaging 6.7 yards per carry. nobody happier than that man. geno smith. >> charles: how about the way they closed it out, going down field. running the football. they got a couple big throws from smith. especially the second and 11 throw, otherwise, buie the offensive line full back took control in the last tree minutes of the game. >> gus: west virginia out scoring texas 14-0 here in the fourth quarter. after the missed feel goal. by texas. west virginia going on an eight-play 76 yard drive, eating up 4:07 and this one shifts forward. fielded at the 26 by roberson. roberson, with running room and he will get inside mountaineer territory, with 1:12 to go, texas with two
i'm talking about all the way through for west virginia. 88 in the back field is clay. goes right through and gives buie all the space he needs and more to put west virginia firmly in control of this contest. and we have seen career performances from a number of players tonight. andrew buie headlines it, i think, for west virginia. >> gus: andrew buie. 31 carries, 207 yards rushing, two touchdowns, now averaging 6.7 yards per carry. nobody happier than that man. geno smith. >>...
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virginia uranium iswe have a loe weather in virginia. to think that these facilities would withstand those types of stresses is just ludicrous. >> i wanted to play a comment from the co-founder of greenpeace who supports lifting the ban on uranium mining. in recent years, they have promoted the expansion of nuclear power. he spoke in 2004, speaking about uranium mining. >> so long as it adopts the best environmental practices including water management, waste management, and ecological restoration. this include uranium mining operations around the world. we have seen the changes that have occurred with the concept of sustainable to element and ecological restoration over the past 30 years. i have been in the normal to movement for 40 years. strides have been made in all aspects. >> i want to also play a comment by reading the beach department of utilities director tom leahy, who argues against lifting the uranium moratorium. >> our worry is a catastrophic storm. the location of this mine or other future possible mines could possibly affe
virginia uranium iswe have a loe weather in virginia. to think that these facilities would withstand those types of stresses is just ludicrous. >> i wanted to play a comment from the co-founder of greenpeace who supports lifting the ban on uranium mining. in recent years, they have promoted the expansion of nuclear power. he spoke in 2004, speaking about uranium mining. >> so long as it adopts the best environmental practices including water management, waste management, and...
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>> we've got our clocked cleaned in virginia -- clocks cleaned in virginia four years ago. republicans took virginia for granted. that it is not happening now. >> reporter: this campaign season romney volunteers hitting the phone and knocking on doors have reached out to 4 1/2 million virginia voters. virginia marisi is helping court hispanics. >> me being able to reach them and just give them that comfort hey, there are some hispanics out here voting for romney that believe in him. >> reporter: since june romney has made 18 campaign stops in virginia and the president chose a virginia resort to practice for tuesday night's debate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, manassas, virginia. >> guess where mitt romney will be wednesday one day after the debate? he'll be holding a rally at eye da lee park in lees -- at ida lee park in leesburg, virginia, set to start at 6:30 that night. >>> if you plan on voting in virginia, you need your voter registration postmarked by midnight tonight. the deadline in maryland is tomorrow night. in d.c., you have to register in person pat the elect
>> we've got our clocked cleaned in virginia -- clocks cleaned in virginia four years ago. republicans took virginia for granted. that it is not happening now. >> reporter: this campaign season romney volunteers hitting the phone and knocking on doors have reached out to 4 1/2 million virginia voters. virginia marisi is helping court hispanics. >> me being able to reach them and just give them that comfort hey, there are some hispanics out here voting for romney that believe...
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lester is in virginia covering the storm. also looking ahead to next week's presidential election in that battleground state. lester, we're not the only one with a crowd in new york. you have your hands full with happy people there as well. >> i've got a nice crowd here as well. we're at the university of richmond, great folks came out here. they're cheering now but wait until they hear. i have an announcement to make. i've been told i know the storm is coming but classes are still on tomorrow, okay? sorry. at the don't like me so much. we have the university of richmond cheerleaders over here and their mascot, the spider. ever heard of a spider as a mascot? anyway, we thank them for coming out. but truly everyone is starting to hunker down and get ready for this storm. the candidates were both supposed to be here, president obama and governor romney have now canceled their campaign appearances in virginia but that's nothing, of course, compared to the danger being faced by millions of people in its path. we have two live rep
lester is in virginia covering the storm. also looking ahead to next week's presidential election in that battleground state. lester, we're not the only one with a crowd in new york. you have your hands full with happy people there as well. >> i've got a nice crowd here as well. we're at the university of richmond, great folks came out here. they're cheering now but wait until they hear. i have an announcement to make. i've been told i know the storm is coming but classes are still on...
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most of maryland, virginia, and into west virginia. we will stay this way for the next couple of hours. by noontime, near 70. during the afternoon, some passing showers likely. so have an umbrella handy when you're heading back home. in fact, even for your lunch hour and coming back home for work and school. we'll be back down to the 60s during any shower activity. and the winds a bit blustery, gusting to 20 miles an hour. shifting out of the southwest to the northwest after this front goes by. as that front goes by, it will bring in much cooler weather, down to the mid-50s by midnight. mid-40s by this time tomorrow morning, it will be quite a chilly change. on tuesday, bright and sunny. afternoon highs into the low to mid-60s. we'll have a bit of a blustery wind tomorrow too. then on wednesday, lighter winds, a milder day, afternoon highs around 70. just beautiful. on thursday too, more of the same. here's a look at our all important weekend friday. maybe a shower in the morning, and then clearing in the afternoon with highs low 70s.
most of maryland, virginia, and into west virginia. we will stay this way for the next couple of hours. by noontime, near 70. during the afternoon, some passing showers likely. so have an umbrella handy when you're heading back home. in fact, even for your lunch hour and coming back home for work and school. we'll be back down to the 60s during any shower activity. and the winds a bit blustery, gusting to 20 miles an hour. shifting out of the southwest to the northwest after this front goes by....
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virginia is in new territory. and then what happened after the 2008 election was still further new territory. still more change. which makes the state all the more unknowable right now. in 2009 the year after it went blue in the presidential election for the first time in 44 years, in 2009, the state decided to elect this guy, republican governor bob mcdonnell. a fairly radical conservative guy who went to pell he will advantage list pat robertson's university where he wrote his graduate thesis saying the government should use public policy to punish cohabitaters, homosexuals and fornicators. oh, my. govern mcdonnell took office in 2010 and pulled the legislature into republican territory with him. early this year that republican legislature came up with a fertilized egg as person bill. a bill that would ban all abortion, it would likely also ban hormonal contraception in virginia and it would ban in vitro fertilization. governor mcdonnell said he would take a look at that bill if it did end up coming to his desk.
virginia is in new territory. and then what happened after the 2008 election was still further new territory. still more change. which makes the state all the more unknowable right now. in 2009 the year after it went blue in the presidential election for the first time in 44 years, in 2009, the state decided to elect this guy, republican governor bob mcdonnell. a fairly radical conservative guy who went to pell he will advantage list pat robertson's university where he wrote his graduate thesis...
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virginia residents being treated at virginia hospitals. nearly 700 people received the steroid shots made at that massachusetts pharmacy at outpatient medical centers in roanoke and cristiansburg. the clinics are still working to contact everyone who received that shot. >>> hundreds of people in south western colorado have been evacuated due to a fast moving wildfire. this started yesterday at one house near pueblo and quickly spread. winds nearing 80 miles per hour helped fan the flames there. the fire already burned down some houses. deputies evacuated more than 300 homes as a precaution. lower winds today could help firefighters gain control of this fire. >>> this morning hurricane warnings are out across jamaica ahead of a powerful storm. right now sandy is still a powerful storm but is expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane today. the tropical storm is already drenching parts of jamaica with steady rain. people there are boarding up homes and stocking up on supplies. the country shut down schools and offices. >>> 5:21. let's
virginia residents being treated at virginia hospitals. nearly 700 people received the steroid shots made at that massachusetts pharmacy at outpatient medical centers in roanoke and cristiansburg. the clinics are still working to contact everyone who received that shot. >>> hundreds of people in south western colorado have been evacuated due to a fast moving wildfire. this started yesterday at one house near pueblo and quickly spread. winds nearing 80 miles per hour helped fan the...
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we've got cold air wrapping in, and it's changed to snow in southern west virginia, south west virginia this morning, and the heaviest rains, red and orange crossing the bay. this is a huge area of heavy rain, about 50 miles wide, and it extends from pennsylvania all the way down to southern virginia. it's advancing west and going to be coming right into washington over the next hour. right now prince george's county getting the heavy rain and the rest of southern maryland. steady rain through 8:00 a.m. in the mid-50s. winds starting to gust around 40 by noontime. 60 mile an hour gusts by 6:00 p.m. with the rain continuing. this evening, 70-mile-per-hour gusts off and on from 8:00 p.m. all the way to after midnight. a look at the seven-day outlook and a look at the warnings in ten minutes. now a look at traffic with danella. >> still seeing orland street shut down in both directions between westmoreland street and haycock road due to a fire. let's talk about accidents. if you to get on the roadway, i-95 southbound just past 234. i have a crash as you head southbound, the left lane is bl
we've got cold air wrapping in, and it's changed to snow in southern west virginia, south west virginia this morning, and the heaviest rains, red and orange crossing the bay. this is a huge area of heavy rain, about 50 miles wide, and it extends from pennsylvania all the way down to southern virginia. it's advancing west and going to be coming right into washington over the next hour. right now prince george's county getting the heavy rain and the rest of southern maryland. steady rain through...
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virginias. you've got fairfax county, you've got arlington, you've got alexandria, and then you've got the rest of virginia. what a lot of folks like to call the real virginia with the exception of richmond, with the exception of norfolk. how are those two areas, brian, how are they distinctly different? >> well, i'm in hampton roads today. we're registers voters with visiting college campuses throughout the weekend because our voter registration deadline is close of business on monday, october 15th. so we are still in the mode of registering voters. but let's get back to your original question. you asked corey how will the romney/ryan plan help job creation. he didn't answer it. he attacked the obama administration. that's what we see time and time again by the radical romney plan is that they have no specifics. the fact of the matter is over the last 31 months, we've had private sector job growth, created 5.1 million new jobs. and as of last friday, we had the lowest unemployment rate we've en
virginias. you've got fairfax county, you've got arlington, you've got alexandria, and then you've got the rest of virginia. what a lot of folks like to call the real virginia with the exception of richmond, with the exception of norfolk. how are those two areas, brian, how are they distinctly different? >> well, i'm in hampton roads today. we're registers voters with visiting college campuses throughout the weekend because our voter registration deadline is close of business on monday,...
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mitt romney travels to virginia. he'll campaign alongside his running mate paul ryan in central virginia. president obama will be in northern virginia tomorrow. >> the candidates kept things civil during last night's debate in denver. they were still pointed, though, in criticizing each other's policies and plans. the president went after mitt romney on how he plans to pay for his tax cuts. mitt romney used vice president joe biden's own words in describing the middle class's struggles. >> you think by closing looph e loopholes and deductions for the well-to-do, somehow you will not end up picking up the tab, then governor romney's plan may work for you. but i think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. >> under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. it's been crushing. >> earlier in the wee
mitt romney travels to virginia. he'll campaign alongside his running mate paul ryan in central virginia. president obama will be in northern virginia tomorrow. >> the candidates kept things civil during last night's debate in denver. they were still pointed, though, in criticizing each other's policies and plans. the president went after mitt romney on how he plans to pay for his tax cuts. mitt romney used vice president joe biden's own words in describing the middle class's struggles....
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virginia is dead even right now. krystal is right. if obama picks up virginia, it ends things. >> it's dead even right now, but one of the things karen finney pointed out is latinos are underpolled nationwide partly because of a language barrier. you don't get an accurate reading and we talked about before in 2010 colorado, harry reid, a lot of latinos there. they trailed sharon engel by three points at the end and he wins. they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is a huge thing. 80% of the state, and a 92% increase since 2000. if you see an irregularity or differentiation from the polling in colorado, virginia, florida and perhaps florida on election night because they didn't correctly poll lati teenotices. >> virginia will come down to the d, democrats. 200,000 defense jobs are on the line with that sequestration looming on the horizon. the president knows that. i think george allen and tim kainen that. george allen has a new ad talking about it. >> the defense cuts tim kaine are threatening over 200,000 virgin
virginia is dead even right now. krystal is right. if obama picks up virginia, it ends things. >> it's dead even right now, but one of the things karen finney pointed out is latinos are underpolled nationwide partly because of a language barrier. you don't get an accurate reading and we talked about before in 2010 colorado, harry reid, a lot of latinos there. they trailed sharon engel by three points at the end and he wins. they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is...
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but now we want to go back to lester in richmond, virginia. >>> all right, jenna, thanks. now to the presidential race and the election just nine days away. have virginia is one of the few states that just might hold the keys to the white house. it has 13 electoral votes and as of now it seems to be anybody's race. the new "washington post" poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. in the past three elections voters here in virginia have picked the winning candidate so it's clear the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue may run straight through the state of virginia. it wasn't all that long ago that virginia was better known for its civil war battlegrounds than its political ones. for ten straight presidential elections the republican candidate came out on top, but then in 2008, virginia voters went for barack obama.
but now we want to go back to lester in richmond, virginia. >>> all right, jenna, thanks. now to the presidential race and the election just nine days away. have virginia is one of the few states that just might hold the keys to the white house. it has 13 electoral votes and as of now it seems to be anybody's race. the new "washington post" poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind...
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what is virginia? >> virginia is still pretty much a red state. a lot of people say purple. but if you look at the makeup of the general assembly and what's going on in local -- >> still easier to be a local republican, you think, and get elected than being a local democrat? >> well, of course, it depends on the state. i mean, if you're in northern virginia, it's hard to find a republican. if you get down where i live, it's hard to find a democrat with a search warrant. it's the tale of two states, as you're aware, chuck. >> but it's also culture. and i want to say something, a man you're close friends with, jim webb, in an exit interview i did with him, we talked about the specific issue that he thinks president obama is having. and if he weren't having it, this election would be over. here's what he told me. >> i will tell you, i said that directly to the president about two weeks ago. you know, how in the name of the lord can the democratic party, the party of andrew jackson, only be getting 28% of the white male working-class vote? >> what do you say to this? is this all
what is virginia? >> virginia is still pretty much a red state. a lot of people say purple. but if you look at the makeup of the general assembly and what's going on in local -- >> still easier to be a local republican, you think, and get elected than being a local democrat? >> well, of course, it depends on the state. i mean, if you're in northern virginia, it's hard to find a republican. if you get down where i live, it's hard to find a democrat with a search warrant. it's...
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in virginia beach. romney's running mate paul ryan in virginia tomorrow. he'll have stops in bristol and in the charlottesville area. while vice president joe biden makes stops in virginia beach and lynchburg on saturday. >>> 6:46 now. this will tell you how closely americans are following this election. 59.2 million people watched monday's third and final debate. that was the smallest audience for any of this year's debates. it is still more than five times the number of people who watched monday night football and seven times the number of viewers for game seven of baseball's national league championship series. >>> lynn university is hoping it impressed some of those 59.2 million viewers. the host for that third debate spent $5 million getting ready for the event and even added 80 debate related courses to its curriculum. palm beach county, where lynn is located, is also looking for a boost. it counted on making $5 million to $6 million from the debate. >>> 6:47 now. there are already some major prob
in virginia beach. romney's running mate paul ryan in virginia tomorrow. he'll have stops in bristol and in the charlottesville area. while vice president joe biden makes stops in virginia beach and lynchburg on saturday. >>> 6:46 now. this will tell you how closely americans are following this election. 59.2 million people watched monday's third and final debate. that was the smallest audience for any of this year's debates. it is still more than five times the number of people who...
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first let's start in virginia. braddock road close the at franconia road due to a downed tree. 198 at old gun powder road, all your lanes are blocked due to a downed power line. be careful. interstates look good. i-95 between 295 in maryland between the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, not seeing any accidents. very light volume. you can see the travel lanes lanes open and clear. taking the rails not an option. keep in mind metro, marc, vre, metro bus, they've cancelled service for the day. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:25. 43 degrees. new york city being punished by sandy. more information on flooding, power outages, and more. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get ri
first let's start in virginia. braddock road close the at franconia road due to a downed tree. 198 at old gun powder road, all your lanes are blocked due to a downed power line. be careful. interstates look good. i-95 between 295 in maryland between the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, not seeing any accidents. very light volume. you can see the travel lanes lanes open and clear. taking the rails not an option. keep in mind metro, marc, vre, metro bus, they've cancelled service for the...
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in virginia's coal country. joining me with what's at stake in virginia is john harwood, cnbc chief washington correspondent. you've seen all those ads, i'm sure, john. but break it down for us, if you can. you know, virginia, a state with two personalities, really. the northern urban suburbs, as john yang was alluding to outside of washington, d.c. then you've got the farming and mining regions. when you look at those, which region will hold the key to victory in november? >> i think the extent to which voters turn out in the northern voting suburbs is his key to victory. about 40% of the vote gets cast in those northern virginia suburbs. and as you heard in john yang's piece, the key to improving democratic prospects in virginia over the last several elections is diversity and suburbanization. the republican strongholds in the rural parts of the state have been growing more diluted as a proportion of the final vote in virginia, and that's why you've had governors like mark warner and tim kaine elected, but it'
in virginia's coal country. joining me with what's at stake in virginia is john harwood, cnbc chief washington correspondent. you've seen all those ads, i'm sure, john. but break it down for us, if you can. you know, virginia, a state with two personalities, really. the northern urban suburbs, as john yang was alluding to outside of washington, d.c. then you've got the farming and mining regions. when you look at those, which region will hold the key to victory in november? >> i think the...
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that is in west virginia, and virginia, states not used to this will be seeing unprecedented inches of that stuff and it will be worst. that is the second phase of this, the three storms converging and make things bad particularly in the highland areas in new jersey. that state is going to be ground zero in an hour or so. .. ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. sowhy let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>
that is in west virginia, and virginia, states not used to this will be seeing unprecedented inches of that stuff and it will be worst. that is the second phase of this, the three storms converging and make things bad particularly in the highland areas in new jersey. that state is going to be ground zero in an hour or so. .. ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. sowhy let erectile...
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do know in virginia. about 5% of virginia voters have already cast a ballots and the majority of those are women, and that's very good us in because the president has manage to hold his lead with female voters in virginia. female voters favor the president in virginia. after all of these polls and numbers and estimates from today, what is the big take away? well nate silver is "the war room"'s math guru and he factors in everything. he factors in national polls, swing state polls, early-voting numbers and historical patterns and economic forecasts, and today nate silver is predicting that -- drum roll -- the president has a 74.4% chance of winning. now that is a full six and a half points higher than just a week ago. so like the economy, this election seems to be heading in the right direction. now we have got the get the word from the ground. so joining us is brian moran. he is coming to us from washington, d.c. virginia went blue last election, and chairman moran is trying to keep that it way. brian wel
do know in virginia. about 5% of virginia voters have already cast a ballots and the majority of those are women, and that's very good us in because the president has manage to hold his lead with female voters in virginia. female voters favor the president in virginia. after all of these polls and numbers and estimates from today, what is the big take away? well nate silver is "the war room"'s math guru and he factors in everything. he factors in national polls, swing state polls,...
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i'm talking about all the way through for west virginia. 88 in the back field is clay. goes right through and gives buie all the space he needs and more to put west virginia firmly in control of this contest. and we have seen career performances from a number of players tonight. andrew buie headlines it, i think, for west virginia. >> gus: andrew buie. 31 carries, 207 yards rushing, two uchdowns, now averaging 6.7 yards per carry. nobody happier than that man. geno smith. >> charles: how about the way they closed it out, going down field. running the football. they got a couple big throws from smith. especially the second and 11 throw, otherwise, buie the offensive line full back took control in the last tree minutes of the game. >> gus: west virginia out scoring texas 14-0 here in the fourth ter. after the missed feel goal. by texas. west virginia going on an eight-play 76 yard drive, eating up 4:07 and this one shifts forward. fielded at the 26 by roberson. roberson, with running room and he will get inside mountaineer territory, with 1:12 to go, texas with two time-o
i'm talking about all the way through for west virginia. 88 in the back field is clay. goes right through and gives buie all the space he needs and more to put west virginia firmly in control of this contest. and we have seen career performances from a number of players tonight. andrew buie headlines it, i think, for west virginia. >> gus: andrew buie. 31 carries, 207 yards rushing, two uchdowns, now averaging 6.7 yards per carry. nobody happier than that man. geno smith. >>...
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romney canceled his appearance for virginia -- in virginia beach. d.c.'s mayor and governors of maryland and virginia declared a state of emergency. they also warned it could impact early voting. we'll get to the storm. sue palka has the latest on what you need to know this hour. >> i was just thinking how many flights will be disrupted especially in the monday, tuesday, wednesday time frame. ground and air travel will be very tough. here's the very latest. it's all about hurricane sandy n. is the track. it's a minimal hurricane right now but really that's not as important as the fact that this thing is going to be making a hard left turn sometime monday night into tuesday. as it approaches the coast, it probably is still a category 1 hurricane after going through a weakening process briefly on sunday. then we believe its wind field will expand dramatically as it transitions into an extra tropical system and lingers across pennsylvania, even into wednesday and possibly into the thursday time frame. so we're talking about many days of high winds for many s
romney canceled his appearance for virginia -- in virginia beach. d.c.'s mayor and governors of maryland and virginia declared a state of emergency. they also warned it could impact early voting. we'll get to the storm. sue palka has the latest on what you need to know this hour. >> i was just thinking how many flights will be disrupted especially in the monday, tuesday, wednesday time frame. ground and air travel will be very tough. here's the very latest. it's all about hurricane sandy...
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yes, that rain stretches all of the way up into southeastern virginia, virginia tidewater, farther north into the northern neck and on the eastern shore. and it has been deepening. in fact, the pressures dropped ten mil. bars in the last ten hours. it remains a hurricane with winds at 75, 80 miles an hour. tonight it takes a turn to the north and tomorrow taking a sharp left turn and heading inland and coming ashore tomorrow evening. timing on that does look like it will be coming ashore anywhere between assateague to long island. coming ashore perhaps around 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. monday is the latest timing on that. as we get into monday afternoon and evening, into tuesday morning it does move inland, after that, after midnight tuesday, that's when we'll have the strongest winds and heaviest rains. here's a close-up view of that first heavy rain banned from sandy. it is producing really heavy rain right now from the eastern northern neck just about to come in to southern maryland in st. mary's county. it's been raining pretty heavy up toward kent county. that is gradually tracking its wa
yes, that rain stretches all of the way up into southeastern virginia, virginia tidewater, farther north into the northern neck and on the eastern shore. and it has been deepening. in fact, the pressures dropped ten mil. bars in the last ten hours. it remains a hurricane with winds at 75, 80 miles an hour. tonight it takes a turn to the north and tomorrow taking a sharp left turn and heading inland and coming ashore tomorrow evening. timing on that does look like it will be coming ashore...
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northern virginia, much of maryland, out into west virginia, many locations there. a few spots in the highlands have reached the 30s. we will stay chilly for the next few hours. by 8:00 a.m., still upper 40s and low 50s, a bit breezy. by noontime, a bit warmer temperatures. still on the cool side. it will be in the low 60s much of the metro area to the upper 50s in the rural areas noontime. and the winds will diminish during the afternoon as we reach the mid-60s. overnight tonight, the winds go calm, back down into the 40s. partly cloudy on wednesday, a bit milder tomorrow afternoon. ought to be around 70 degrees. on thursday, here comes another front. may give us more scary clouds like monday on thursday n into , some passing downpours are possible as the front sweeps through. around 70. back to the 40s to near 50 by dawn on friday as we dry out through the day. highs mid-50s. here's a look at the storm team 4 seven day outlook. saturday, sunday, looking great. chilly mornings, cool afternoons. partly cloudy. great for outdoor activities. danella's here now with a
northern virginia, much of maryland, out into west virginia, many locations there. a few spots in the highlands have reached the 30s. we will stay chilly for the next few hours. by 8:00 a.m., still upper 40s and low 50s, a bit breezy. by noontime, a bit warmer temperatures. still on the cool side. it will be in the low 60s much of the metro area to the upper 50s in the rural areas noontime. and the winds will diminish during the afternoon as we reach the mid-60s. overnight tonight, the winds go...
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virginia tech its first lead of the game. hokies score 41 unanswered and beat duke 41-20. >>> heisman helpful gino smith at number five west virginia visiting texas tech. red raiders leading 7-0 when seth doege hits eric warden back of the end zone. texas tech 14-0, upset alert. third quarter, red raiders up 35-7. doege far from done. a 29-yard scoring strike to darren moore. doege throws for six touchdowns, career high 504 yards as texas tech hands west virginia its first loss of the year. red raiders win 49-14. >>> howard falls to north carolina, [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i need your help... i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. well...everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe well...i'm not at liberty to give that out, but we do use tender chunks of white meat chicken in an herb & spice broth. come on that's it? i need the recipe. you gotta help me out! [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me is
virginia tech its first lead of the game. hokies score 41 unanswered and beat duke 41-20. >>> heisman helpful gino smith at number five west virginia visiting texas tech. red raiders leading 7-0 when seth doege hits eric warden back of the end zone. texas tech 14-0, upset alert. third quarter, red raiders up 35-7. doege far from done. a 29-yard scoring strike to darren moore. doege throws for six touchdowns, career high 504 yards as texas tech hands west virginia its first loss of the...
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and crippling snowfall in parts of virginia. all of these elements coming together for massive power outages, some 60 mill brion peo affected, we are iing 10 million to lose power from this megastorm. >> some remarkable numbers there, jim, thank you. all day sandy has been lashing north carolina's outer banks. julie martin is in nags head for us tonight. julie? >> reporter: we have been taking a beating all day long here along the outer banks, the tropical storm force wind gusts started around midnight and they really haven't let up, that plus the stinging rain showers coming in has made for a miserable existence all along the outer banks, and sandy is well offshore a couple of hundred miles is a testment to the size and strength of this storm. many are chosen to stay and ride this house. nonetheless, they have had their share of problems with this, we have seen flooded roadways, highway 95 completely impassable due to coastal flooding, and we have seen some power outages with that as well. back to you, lester. >> julie martin o
and crippling snowfall in parts of virginia. all of these elements coming together for massive power outages, some 60 mill brion peo affected, we are iing 10 million to lose power from this megastorm. >> some remarkable numbers there, jim, thank you. all day sandy has been lashing north carolina's outer banks. julie martin is in nags head for us tonight. julie? >> reporter: we have been taking a beating all day long here along the outer banks, the tropical storm force wind gusts...
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the president made a stop in virginia today, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey spoke to voters there about who they think will win in november. >> you may notice that my voice sounds just a little hoarse. we are right in the middle of our 48-hour fly-around campaign extravaganza. >> reporter: by the time he reached bird park, the president's two-day fly-around to six battleground states is already taking a toll on his voice. this crowd of 15,000 was one of the biggest in virginia this campaign season. there was no new material in mr. obama's speech. with 12 days to go, this rally was all about asking supporters for their votes, and asking them to redouble their efforts to get others to the polls. >> if you're willing to roll up your sleeves with me, and work with me, knock on some doors with me, make some phone calls with me, we'll win richmond. we'll win the commonwealth of virginia again. we'll win this election. >> reporter: uva center for politics director larry calls virginia a true tossup. >> the romney people think they have a small edge, a point or two, the obama people
the president made a stop in virginia today, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey spoke to voters there about who they think will win in november. >> you may notice that my voice sounds just a little hoarse. we are right in the middle of our 48-hour fly-around campaign extravaganza. >> reporter: by the time he reached bird park, the president's two-day fly-around to six battleground states is already taking a toll on his voice. this crowd of 15,000 was one of the biggest in...
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needs to about west virginia. we had a stimulus money to the tune of $140 million. we bought routers. we have nepotism involved down there. we have all these investigations going not. the money has been wasted. we have little pieces here and know they did little pieces there. -- we have little pieces here and little pieces there. we have to figure out how to get it done. this money was wasted. >> it is not being wasted. it is being installed. >> how many writers have been bought for $2,300 each? -- ralph terse happy been bought for $2,300 --- routers have been bought for $2,300 each? >> what kind of speed? >> will be one of the best wired states in the entire country. >> i do not know how to be able to afford all that. >> the rest of the stimulus money. >> let me move on. [laughter] an area that is of importance to both of you. west virginia has the second oldest population in the nation. that has resulted in greater need for long-term services and support with demand expected to increase at a higher rate here tha
needs to about west virginia. we had a stimulus money to the tune of $140 million. we bought routers. we have nepotism involved down there. we have all these investigations going not. the money has been wasted. we have little pieces here and know they did little pieces there. -- we have little pieces here and little pieces there. we have to figure out how to get it done. this money was wasted. >> it is not being wasted. it is being installed. >> how many writers have been bought for...
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one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. money that could have created good jobs and... better schools for us. question seven keeps maryland money in maryland. david smallwood: question seven, i think it will be a... good thing for the state of maryland. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though
one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. money that could have created good jobs and... better schools for us. question seven keeps maryland money in maryland. david smallwood: question seven, i think it will be a... good thing for the state of maryland. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from...
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, virginia. dominion virginia had called in backup crews. there are about 5,500 crews ready to go when the brunt of sandy has passed, and they're going to have a lot of trees that have to be cut up and removed and a lot of power lines to repair before electricity can be restored. reporting from alexandria, i'm julie carey, "news 4 today." >>> i wonder now that the storm looks like it died down in our area if crews are going out to assess the situation now, and you might see crews on the road today. >> i did see a tweet from pepco they've got crews on the street right now. they've got to assess everything before they get the power back on. they're doing that work. i would imagine dominion is doing the same. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with us as well. we're sort of taking a little bit of a breath trying to get back into normal space after the storms that rolled through yesterday. >> we have so many facets to the storm. so many ways we've been affected by it. power outages, tree
, virginia. dominion virginia had called in backup crews. there are about 5,500 crews ready to go when the brunt of sandy has passed, and they're going to have a lot of trees that have to be cut up and removed and a lot of power lines to repair before electricity can be restored. reporting from alexandria, i'm julie carey, "news 4 today." >>> i wonder now that the storm looks like it died down in our area if crews are going out to assess the situation now, and you might see...
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much of the rural areas in maryland and virginia and west virginia, it's into the 50s. 66 now at reagan national. hour by hour, it will be drying out gradually. still need an umbrella for another couple of hours. a little sun breaking out for your lunch hour. mid-70s in the afternoon with increasing sunshine. i'm back with the hometown forecast in ten minutes. now with your friday commute, first 4 traffic with joe fox. good morning. >> good morning, tom. we are looking at smoothly flowing traffic around the beltway this morning. however, we did just have an accident clear. that was the 95 southbound exit ramp to 123 in woodbridge. once again, the accident has cleared. you will find freely flowing traffic 95 southbound and northbound. as you can see, 95 northbound flowing well into the beltway. your commute in prince george's and loudoun looking clear this morning. >> let's head over to melissa who has breaking news from the news 4 live desk. >>> at least 13 soldiers and 13 al qaeda militants have been killed in an attack on an army base in southern yemen. two militants drove an explosiv
much of the rural areas in maryland and virginia and west virginia, it's into the 50s. 66 now at reagan national. hour by hour, it will be drying out gradually. still need an umbrella for another couple of hours. a little sun breaking out for your lunch hour. mid-70s in the afternoon with increasing sunshine. i'm back with the hometown forecast in ten minutes. now with your friday commute, first 4 traffic with joe fox. good morning. >> good morning, tom. we are looking at smoothly flowing...
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in west virginia. incorporated in richmond virginia back in the twenty's and you know was a union buster but had a pretty fairly good reputation i saw the picture in your book of mr massey standing in front of his when he started he was told that he was the one of that he was the grandson of one of the founders and. he had sold his interest you know if seventy's massey was known by fluor and sure old dutch shell and put it like that and eventually when around one thousand in the early ninety's the massey family got out of that particular business they had set up as the director or the president and c.e.o. excuse me the c.e.o. was don blankenship notorious man who was an incredible numbers cruncher great accountant who grew up in the area but had a very very tough stance about unions and safety and major political donator. and and there you have it and he helped set the stage toward this sort of autocratic way of management that contributed to the stance so if don blankenship. established the environmen
in west virginia. incorporated in richmond virginia back in the twenty's and you know was a union buster but had a pretty fairly good reputation i saw the picture in your book of mr massey standing in front of his when he started he was told that he was the one of that he was the grandson of one of the founders and. he had sold his interest you know if seventy's massey was known by fluor and sure old dutch shell and put it like that and eventually when around one thousand in the early ninety's...